Tablet War: iPad 3 Vs Motorola Xyboard 10.1

| Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 13:45 [IST]

iPad 3 and Motorola Xyboard 10.1 are two leading tablets available in the market. Both these tablets run on dual core processor. They also support 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity. The size of iPad 3 is 9.70 inches which is slightly less than that of Xyboard 10.1. But the weight of iPad 3 which is of 652 grams is more than 599 grams Motorola Xyboard.

iPad 3

Motorola Xyboard 10.1

DESIGN

Device Type

Tablet

Size

9.70 inches

10.1 inches

Form factor

Candy bar

Resolution

2048 x 1536 pixels

1280 x800 pixels

Colours

Black and White

Black

Dimensions

241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm

253.9 x 173.6 x 8.80 mm

Weight

652 grams

599 grams

Touchscreen

Capacitive Multi-touchscreen

Touchscreen with stylus support

PLATFORM

Operating system

iOS (5.1)

Android 3.2; Android 4.0 upgradeable

PROCESSOR

CPU

Dual core Apple A5X processor

Dual Core 1.2 GHz processor

GPU

Quad-core GPU

PowerVR SGX530 GPU

Chipset

N/A

CAMERA

Front Camera

0.3 MP VGA camera

1.3 MP Webcam

Rear Camera

5 MP

Video

1080p HD video recording

1080p video playback

Geo Tagging

Supported

STORAGE

Phonebook

Unlimited entries

Call records

N/A

Messaging

Email, IM

Internal Storage

1024 MB RAM

16GB

External storage

Up to 64 GB

Up to 32GB

Card Slot

Supported

CONNECTIVITY

GPRS

Supported

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 4.0

Bluetooth 2.1+EDR

Edge

EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Supported

WLAN

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)

Same

Infrared Port

Not Supported

USB

Supported

Micro USB 2.0

GPS facility

Supported; Assisted GPS in 4G models only

Supported with A-GPS

Browser

HTML Browser

Same

NETWORK SUPPORTS

GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Same

HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)

Same

Supported

MULTIMEDIA

Audio Player

Multi format Audio Player

Google Music Player

Video Player

Multi format Video Player

Games

Supported

FM Radio

Not Supported

Speakers

Built-in speaker

Same

Audio Jack

3.5-mm stereo headphone mini jack

3.5 mm headset jack

POWER MANAGEMENT

Battery type

11560mAh Li-ion battery

7000mAh Li-ion battery

PRICE

Starting at around Rs. 25,000/-

Motorola Xyboard 10.1 is made available to the customers in 2 different storage capacities including 16GB and 32GB. New iPad 3 are available in various models depending on memory storage (16GB, 32GB and 64GB), Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity. The price also varies depending on each model.